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When we decided to spend a day in Dublin during our Northern Ireland break, there were two places on our must visit list – Guinness Storehouse and Trinity College.
Trinity College, despite its name, is actually a university set right in the heart of Dublin city centre.
Visiting a university isn’t…
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Carrickfergus Castle is a Norman castle situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of Belfast Lough.
The castle was built in 1177 by John de Courcy and is still remarkably intact, making it perfect for exploring.
From the outside of the castle, you can see…
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When researching travel options for our holiday to Northern Ireland we decided that taking ferry would be the sensible and most affordable option as we would be able to take our car with us.
Checking-in was straightforward and after picking up our boarding pass, we had a short wait before…
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During our visit to Northern Ireland we couldn’t leave without heading over the border for a whistle stop tour of Dublin, as it is only a couple of hours drive from Belfast.
Hubby is a Guinness drinker, so visiting the Guinness Storehouse was the first thing on our list to…
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Many of us take booking a holiday for granted, but what about those with limited mobility or those needing pet friendly properties for people with hearing or visual impairments?
Many places in the UK and abroad now offer accessible facilities to cater for everyone’s needs, but it is important to…
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Knowing what to pack when travelling with the family can be a challenge, especially if you are visiting somewhere with a temperate climate like ours.
We prefer to travel out of season as the destinations we head to are often cheaper and quieter, however, it can also mean that the…
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Last year I enjoyed a press trip to Puy du Fou with Britmums and loved it so much that I have booked to take Hubby and the kids back to experience all the action in May.
As well as all the shows that I saw when I was there, they…
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Our family motto is “Collect Moments, Not Things” and we love to travel, whether it is to somewhere 30 minutes up the road, or a few hours on a plane.
If money was no object, I would have no qualms about home schooling the kids and heading off to see…
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Last year I wrote a post all about our travel plans for 2018 and although we succeeded in travelling to the places we had already booked, plus a couple more, we didn’t manage to achieve any of the places on our wish list.
This time last year we had planned…
Are we nearly there yet? is a new online blog run by me, Kara Guppy, and is named as such thanks to my daughter Eliza who always asks that very question when we are less than 5 minutes up the road heading off on our adventures. You may know me from my other family blog chelseamamma.co.uk
